Improved clothes pin



IMPNONND OLOTHES PIN.

T. L. GOBLN, ON ORANGE, NNW YORK. Letters Patent No. 60,627, dated .December 18, v1866.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, T. L. GOBLE, of Orange, in the county 'of-Schuyler, and State of New York, have inventedvv a new and improv-ed'Glothes Pin; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and enact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and `use the-same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of thisspecification. l A

The clothespin embraced in thepresent invention consists of two jaws, hinged or pivoted together at one end so as to open from and close upon each other, in'A combination with a loose shackle so arranged upon and connected with said jaws, that by sliding it toward or away from the open or outer vends of the same, it will draw or pull them together or open them from eachother; 4the jaws when closed being firmly and tightly heldby the said shackle, and also being suitablynotched at their outerA ends to receive the li'ne over or on which the clothes pin is to be used. A

In the accompanying plate of drawings luy-improved clothes pin is illustrated-f Figure 1 b'eing a view of one side of the'same when opened,l

Figure 2, a section, taken in the direction of its length `and in the plane of the line :v z, g. 1; and

Figure 3, a transverse vertical section, takenin the plane of the line g y, tig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.' e y l A Ain the drawings represent the two jaws' or arms of the pin, hinged or pivoted`to'gether at one end, so as 4 to open from and close upon each other. These jaws, at their outer ends, upon their inner faces or surfaces opposite or facing each other, are similarly notched, so that when the' jaws are closed they will form an opening of suitable shape to fit over and about thejline and clothes upon thei'same, on and in connection with which it is to be used. i B, a shacklefarranged to slidein the slot, C, formed ,between the two jaws by cutting the sar'ne away in the direction of their length. Thisshackle embracesthe edges, D, of each jaw, and slides or moves by its studs or pins, a, one` upon each of its sides, in the grooves, b, formed in the jaws, along and for a portion of their length, terminating near their outer ends; the direction and shape of these grooves, b, being such that by sliding the shackle toward the outer end of the jaws it will draw or pull them together, or, in 'other words, close them one upon another, and by sliding or moving it toward the pivoted end of the jaws it will 'open them' from" each other'at their outer ends.

From the abovedescription of the construction of the clothes pin, the manner of using the pin is plainly obvious, it being only necessary to first open the pin by sliding its shackle 'in the proper direction therefor, when placing it upon the line 'its jaws are then to be closed upon the same by sliding the shackle toward their outer ends, in which position the said shackle will tightly hold them, thus in their turn firmly securing'landfastening the clothes to the line. v

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent-v A clothes pin consisting of two jaws, A, pivotedf or 'hinged together, in combination with the shackle B, arranged to slide upon the saidjaws, substantially as and for the purpose described'.

' I T. L. GOBLE.

Witnesses:

JAMES C. GOBLE, H ILA E. GOBLE 

